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Film made and produced by John Adams and Patrick Whitehouse in 1963. Film celebrating the centenary of the Festiniog railway, Welsh narrow-gauge railway, using archive content (filmed still images, photographs and footage) and contemporary footage. The film includes shots of historical reenactments, crowd of passengers in historical costumes, Portmadoc station, Prince steam locomotive, Minffordd station, footage of journey with passengers in hsitorical costumes, Tan-y-Bwlch station. The film also includes contemporary scenes, with 1963 traffic and passengers at Portmadoc station. This is a print (show copy), colour, sound. Duration: 11 minutes

16mm film, print, 'A Century of Steam: the Festiniog Railway'

1963
Filmed circa 1955-1965 on the Reseau Breton, railway in Britanny, France. A film likely made for Railway Roundabout BBC TV programme, by John Adams and Patrick Whitehouse and possibly not broadcast. This is a print (show copy), colour, silent.

16mm film, print, Railway Roundabout film 'Reseau Breton'

1955-1965
Film made in 1925, unknown maker and production. This is a print (show copy), black and white. Possibly a film from which John Adams and Patrick Whitehouse have used extracts in their own productions, including Railway Roundabout programme

16mm film, print, 'Southwold Railway 1925'

1925
Filmed in 1960 on Talyllyn Railway, Vale of Rheidol Railway and Ffestiog Railway in Wales. Film starts with footage made on Tallylyn Railway, Towyn Wharf station, passenger boarding train, train led by a steam locomotive setting off station, train made of closed and open carriages, passenger seen chatting with driver when the train is stopped, passing through Abergynolwyn station, double headed train (Edward Thomas locomotive), shunting locomotive No. 6, train approaching single line, close-up shots of tracks, Talyllyn Railway informatin/notice board. Footage of the Vale of Rheidol Railway, passenger queue at booking office, family with young children boarding on train, men chatting next to 'Llywelyn' locomotive No. 8 , 'Owain Glyndŵr' No. 7 locomotive pulling passenger train across road with signalman controlling traffic, water tank refill for No. 8, shots on board the train taken from the window, shots taken from lineside, Devils Bridge station. Footage on Ffestiniog railway coupling new locomotive to train, various lineside shots of train passing in landscape, water tank refill, train passing on Britannia bridge to Porthmadog, oiling wheels on Fairlie's patent locomotive, train passing by Britannia Foundry. A film made for Railway Roundabout BBC TV, by John Adams and Patrick Whitehouse. First broadcast on 17 August 1960 on BBC Television. This is a print (show copy), speed 16 fps. Duration: 8 minutes 30

16mm film, print, Railway Roundabout film 'Welsh Narrow Gauge'

1960
This is a print (show copy), of a film produced by SNCF (French Railways) in the 1950s. Film from which John Adams and Patrick Whitehouse have used extracts in their Railway Roundabout programme 'Le Mistral: Nice to Paris'

16mm film, print, 'Mistral'

1950-1960
This is a print (show copy) compiling four films made for Railway Roundabout BBC TV, by John Adams and Patrick Whitehouse and broadcast on BBC TV between 1959 and 1962, some titles may not have been broadcast. For details about content, see catalogue record of 16mm original master for specific title.

16mm film, print, compilation of Railway Roundabout films 'Reseau du Viverais (France)', 'Austrian Rack', 'Austrian Narrow Gauge' and 'Yugoslavian Narrow Gauge'

1959-1961
This can either correspond to two films or combine both films: 'A Century of Steam: Festiniog Railway' made by Patrick Whitehouse in 1965-1966 and/or 'Festiniog Summer' made by Alan J. Wilmott in 1966-1967. This is a cutting copy

16mm film, cutting copy, 'Century of Steam, Festiniog Summer'

1965-1967
This is a print (show copy) compiling footage which was likely originally filmed for Railway Roundabout BBC TV programme

16mm film, print, compilation of footage filmed for Railway Roundabout: Romney Hythe and Dymchurch, 2 Glens, Webb Tank locomotives, Metro Tank Locomotive.

1955-1965
Filmed in 1959 on the West Highland Railway in Scotland. Film shows train being pulled by steam locomotive 61784 departing from Fort William station and following the train journey, with shots taken from a passenger view, outside the carriage's window, onto the Highland landscape, lineside shots also show the train steaming through the landscape, including steam train passing on Glenfinnan Viaduct (shot from carriages and from lineside afar), passing through Glennfinnan station, Arisaig station, arrival at Mallaig station, shots of Mallaig harbour with wooden fishing boats, passengers boarding MV Loch Seaforth, Loch Seaforth departing (ship linking Stornoway with Mallaig and Kyle of Lochalsh), footage of train pulled by 61784 return journey to Fort William, including views of Ben Nevis. A film made for Railway Roundabout BBC TV, by John Adams and Patrick Whitehouse. First broadcast on 30 June 1959 on BBC Television. This is a print (show copy), black and white, silent. Duration: 5 minutes 30 seconds

16mm film, print, Railway Roundabout film 'The Skye Line: Fort William to Mallaig'

1959
This is a colour print (show copy) compiling five films made for Railway Roundabout BBC TV programme, by John Adams and Patrick Whitehouse and broadcast on BBC TV between 1959 and 1962. For details about content, see catalogue record of 16mm original master for specific title.

16mm film, print, compilation of Railway Roundabout films 'A Journey from Ryde to Ventnor', 'T9s to Tavistock', 'The Skye Line: Fort William to Mallaig', 'Adams Tank on the Lyme Regis Branch' and 'Snowdon Mountain Railway'

1959-1960
This is a colour print (show copy) compiling three films made for Railway Roundabout BBC TV programme, by John Adams and Patrick Whitehouse and broadcast on BBC TV between 1960 and 1962. For details about content, see catalogue record of 16mm original master for specific title.

16mm film, print, compilation of Railway Roundabout films 'Adams Tank on the Lyme Regis Branch' (Adams Tanks), 'Swindon Engines' and 'The 'Cambrian Coast' Express'

1960-1962
This is a print (show copy) compiling footage which was likely originally filmed for Railway Roundabout BBC TV programme

16mm film, print, compilation of footage filmed for Railway Roundabout: Black 5, Diesel Multiple Unit Castle, Hall, King Arthur, A1 and A3 class locomotives.

1955-1965
This is a print (show copy) compiling two films believed to have been made for Railway Roundabout BBC TV, by John Adams and Patrick Whitehouse and broadcast on BBC TV between 1958 and 1962, 'Royal Train' may not have been broadcast. 'Hayling Island Branch' is part of 'Three Branch Lines' film. For details about content, see catalogue record of 16mm original master for specific title.

16mm film, print, compilation of Railway Roundabout films 'Hayling Island Branch' and 'Royal Train'

1958
Filmed in 1960 on Talyllyn Railway, Vale of Rheidol Railway and Ffestiog Railway in Wales. Film starts with footage made on Tallylyn Railway, Towyn Wharf station, passenger boarding train, train led by a steam locomotive setting off station, train made of closed and open carriages, passenger seen chatting with driver when the train is stopped, passing through Abergynolwyn station, double headed train (Edward Thomas locomotive), shunting locomotive No. 6, train approaching single line, close-up shots of tracks, Talyllyn Railway informatin/notice board. Footage of the Vale of Rheidol Railway, passenger queue at booking office, family with young children boarding on train, men chatting next to 'Llywelyn' locomotive No. 8 , 'Owain Glyndŵr' No. 7 locomotive pulling passneger train across road with signalman controlling traffic, water tank refill for No. 8, shots on board the train taken from the window, shots taken from lineside, Devils Bridge station. Footage on Ffestiniog railway coupling new locomotive to train, various lineside shots of train passing in landscape, water tank refill, train passing on Britannia bridge to Porthmadog, oiling wheels on Fairlie's patent locomotive, train passing by Britannia Foundry. A film made for Railway Roundabout BBC TV, by John Adams and Patrick Whitehouse. First broadcast on 17 August 1960 on BBC Television. This is a print (show copy), silent. Duration: 8 minutes 30

16mm film, print, compilation of Railway Roundabout films Welsh Narrow Gauge.

1960
This is a print (show copy) compiling two films made for Railway Roundabout BBC TV programme, by John Adams and Patrick Whitehouse and broadcast on BBC TV between 1959 and 1960. For details about content, see catalogue record of 16mm original master for specific title.

16mm film, print, compilation of Railway Roundabout films 'Two Glens to Fort William' and 'A Visit to Perth Shed'

1959-1960
Filmed in 1958, footage of a Spotters Special steam train journey to Swindon. A film made for Railway Roundabout BBC TV, by John Adams and Patrick Whitehouse. This is the original master film reel, black and white, silent.

16mm film, original master 'Spotters Special to Swindon'

1958
Film made and produced by John Adams and Patrick Whitehouse in 1963. Full title: 'A Century of Steam: the Festiniog Railway, The World's Oldest Narrow Gauge Railway, 1863-1963'. Film celebrating the centenary of the Festiniog railway, Welsh narrow-gauge railway, using archive content (filmed still images, photographs and footage) and contemporary footage. The film includes shots of historical reenactments, crowd of passengers in historical costumes, Portmadoc station, Prince steam locomotive, Minffordd station, footage of journey with passengers in hsitorical costumes, Tan-y-Bwlch station. The film also includes contemporary scenes, with 1963 traffic and passengers at Portmadoc station (Porthmadog). This is the original master film reel, black and white and colour, silent. Duration: 11 minutes

16mm film, original master 'A Century of Steam: the Festiniog Railway'

1963
Filmed in 1962, on PO-Correze, a former French narrow gauge (metre-gauge) railways in Central France. A film made for Railway Roundabout BBC TV, by John Adams and Patrick Whitehouse. First broadcast date unknown (1962?) on BBC Television. This is the original master film reel, colour, silent.

16mm film, original master 'French Narrow Gauge (PO Correze)'

1962
Filmed in 1960 on Brienz Rothorn Railway, a heritage rack railway and tourist attraction in the Swiss Alps, Switzerland. Footage of Lake Brienz, passenger disembarking boat on lake, walking to Brienz railway station, passenger queuing besides of tracks, shots of red carriage pushed by rack steam locomotive, shots of the journey taken on board, views over tracks and Swiss Alps landscape, lineside shots of train passing, train climbing incline, several stops to refill locomotive water tank, passengers getting off, trains up and down the inclines, going through tunnel in the mountain, approaching summit, arrival at Kulm (Rothorn Kulm), close-up shots of steam locomotive, trains descending back to Brienz. A film made for Railway Roundabout BBC TV, by John Adams and Patrick Whitehouse. This is the original master film reel, colour, silent. Duration: 5 minutes 30 seconds

16mm film, original master 'The Brienz-Rothorn-Bahn'

1960
This can either correspond to two films or combine both films: 'A Century of Steam: Festiniog Railway' made by Patrick Whitehouse in 1965-1966 and/or 'Festiniog Summer' made by Alan J. Wilmott in 1966-1967. This is the master film reel, colour, silent.

16mm film, original master 'A Century of Steam, Festiniog Summer'

1965-1967
This is a print (show copy) compiling three films made for Railway Roundabout BBC TV, by John Adams and Patrick Whitehouse and broadcast on BBC TV between 1959 and 1961. For details about content, see catalogue record of 16mm original master for specific title.

16mm film, print, compilation of Railway Roundabout films 'Scottish Historical Locomotives', 'Newcastle to Carlisle by Diesel', 'Diesel Journey from Birmingham to Cardiff'

1959-1960
Filmed in 1959 in Scotland. Footage of double headed passenger train with steam locomotives, No. 62496 'Glen Loy' and No. 62471 'Glen Falloch'. Shots taken from the lineside showing the locomotives journey to Fort William, shots taken from driver's window and from window at end of the train, train passing over viaducts, under tunnel, through the Highlands landscape and Scottish country stations, arrival at Fort William, view over the harbour, refilling locomotive's water tank, cleaning locomotive, operations on turntable, locomotives set to depart again, return journey filmed from end of the train. A film made for Railway Roundabout BBC TV, by John Adams and Patrick Whitehouse. This is the original master film reel, black and white, silent. Duration: 6 minutes 30 seconds

16mm film, original master 'Two Glens to Fort William'

1959
Filmed in 1961 on the Chemin de fer du Vivarais, a heritage railway and tourist attraction in the South of France. A film made for Railway Roundabout BBC TV, by John Adams and Patrick Whitehouse. This is the original master film reel, colour, silent.

16mm film, original master 'Reseau du Vivarais (France)'

1961
Filmed in 1960 on the Snowdon Mountain Railway in Snowdonia National Park. Footage of Snowdon railway booking office, passengers waiting on platform, steam locomotive arriving at station pulling red and cream carriage, railway man opening carriage's doors external lock as the train passes, steam locomotive pushing carriage up incline in Snowdon landscape, shots taken from lineside and further away, close-up shot of the tracks, shots from on board the carriage, window view of the track, crowded carriage, railwayman opening doors from outside, various shots of locomotives at work up and down the incline, pushing carriage up incline, pulling down carriage, train stopped at view point over the mountain, passengers out to look at the view, close-up shot of locomotive No. 6 'Padarn', journey continues up the mountains, arrival at 'Snowdon summit, highest station in Great Britain', passenger getting off and exploring summit, shots from the summit over the landscape, passengers back on board, train departing, descending down the mountains. A film made for Railway Roundabout BBC TV, by John Adams and Patrick Whitehouse. This is the original master film reel, colour, silent. Duration: 6 minutes 30 seconds

16mm film, original master 'Snowdon Mountain Railway'

1960
Filmed in 1960 on Talyllyn Railway, Vale of Rheidol Railway and Ffestiog Railway in Wales. Film starts with footage made on Tallylyn Railway, Towyn Wharf station, passenger boarding train, train led by a steam locomotive setting off station, train made of closed and open carriages, passenger seen chatting with driver when the train is stopped, passing through Abergynolwyn station, double headed train (Edward Thomas locomotive), shunting locomotive No. 6, train approaching single line, close-up shots of tracks, Talyllyn Railway informatin/notice board. Footage of the Vale of Rheidol Railway, passenger queue at booking office, family with young children boarding on train, men chatting next to 'Llywelyn' locomotive No. 8 , 'Owain Glyndŵr' No. 7 locomotive pulling passneger train across road with signalman controlling traffic, water tank refill for No. 8, shots on board the train taken from the window, shots taken from lineside, Devils Bridge station. Footage on Ffestiniog railway coupling new locomotive to train, various lineside shots of train passing in landscape, water tank refill, train passing on Britannia bridge to Porthmadog, oiling wheels on Fairlie's patent locomotive, train passing by Britannia Foundry, passengers at stations and station staff including women dressed with traditional Welsh 19th century clothing with tall stovepipe-style hat. A film made for Railway Roundabout BBC TV, by John Adams and Patrick Whitehouse. This is the original master film reel, colour (Ffestiniog Railway footage) and black and white, silent. Duration: 8 minutes 30

16mm film, original master 'Welsh Narrow Gauge'

1960
Filmed in 1961 at Swindon railway works. Footage of several Great Western Railway steam locomotives, close-up shots of locomotive parts and shunting operations, including, No. 3440 'City of Truro', driver and fireman, oiling engine, No. 2516, No. 4003 'Lode Star', manual operation of the turntable by two or one staff, cleaning and polishing locomotive. A film made for Railway Roundabout BBC TV, by John Adams and Patrick Whitehouse. This is the original master film reel, colour, silent. Duration: 5 minutes 30 seconds

16mm film, original master 'Swindon Engines'

1961
Filmed in 1962, on Zillertal railway (Zillertalbahn), a narrow-gauge railway in Austria, operating steam, diesel locomotives and railcars, between Jenbach to Mayrhofen. Footage of passengers on station platform and walking on path over tracks, group of railway staff talking together near tracks, departure sign for the destination of Mayrhofen, locomotive coal tank refill, railway crossing gate closing, steam train departing, children boarding in countryside location, footage of journey filmed from carriage, children and adults waiting at countryside station, shots of children on board, children getting off the train, children boarding train, train departing, lineside shots of train journey, Austrian mountain landscape, Austrian houses, shunting steam locomotive, water tank refill at water plant, shunting away, coupling locomotive to carriages, adults boarding train, locomotive No. 4790, passengers waving as train departs, goods train passing with hay, movement of freight wagons and passenger trains, footage filmed from on board moving passenger train, pedestrians crossing tracks as railway gate is closing down, electric goods train passing through station, likely Jenbach station. A film produced by John Adams and Patrick Whitehouse. This is the original master film reel, colour, silent. Duration: 6 minutes 30 seconds

16mm film, original master 'The School Train (Zillertal Bahn)'

1962
Filmed in 1962, on the Cambrian line, between London Paddington and Aberystwyth, filmed in England and Wales. Footage of steam locomotive No. 7002 with 'Cambrian Coast Express' train headboard, footage of Leamington Spa station, concourse, passengers, information display about Western Region modernisation, passengers waiting on benches, auto-shop vending machine, No. 7002 Devizes Castle locomotive at platform, railwayman placing 'Cambrian Coast Express' headboard on locomotive, train departing station, train arriving at Banbury station, passing by semaphore signal and passing by signal box, shots taken from railway bridges of express train passing full steam ahead, Shrewsbury station, locomotive No. 7803 'Barcote Manor' with 'Cambrian Coast Express' headboard, fireman placing lamp on locomotive, driver oiling wheels, fireman in coal tank, shunting locomotive, passenger train passing through Shrewsbury station, shunting locomotive No. 7803 into station, Shrewsbury’s Severn Bridge Junction Signal Box filmed in background, shots inside Shrewsbury signal box, signalmen operating levers, Cambrian Coast Express departing station filmed from signal box, Moat Lane junction station, Cambrian Coast train passing by signal box and arriving at station, train departing, Machynlleth station, shots filmed from platform, train passing with Cambrian landscape in background, train led by steam locomotive No. 7313 departing station, two sheep running on parallel tracks adjacent to platform, steam passenger train pulled by No. 82033 departing station, steam passenger train journey through Welsh landscape, Cambrian Express train led by No. 7823 'Hook Norton Manor' steam locomotive arriving at Aberystwyth station, passengers getting off, families, No. 7823 shunted away from station passing near signal box at end of platform. A film made and produced by John Adams and Patrick Whitehouse. This is the original master film reel, colour, silent. Duration: 8 minutes 30 seconds

16mm film, original master 'The Cambrian Coast Express'

1962
Filmed in 1959 on the West Highland Railway in Scotland. Film shows train being pulled by steam locomotive 61784 departing from Fort William station and following the train journey, with shots taken from a passenger view, outside the carriage's window, onto the Highland landscape, lineside shots also show the train steaming through the landscape, including steam train passing on Glenfinnan Viaduct (shot from carriages and from lineside afar), passing through Glennfinnan station, Arisaig station, arrival at Mallaig station, shots of Mallaig harbour with wooden fishing boats, passengers boarding MV Loch Seaforth, Loch Seaforth departing (ship linking Stornoway with Mallaig and Kyle of Lochalsh), footage of train pulled by 61784 return journey to Fort William, including views of Ben Nevis. A film made for Railway Roundabout BBC TV, by John Adams and Patrick Whitehouse. This is the original master film reel, colour, silent. Duration: 5 minutes 30 seconds

16mm film, original master 'The Skye Line: Fort William to Mallaig'

1959
Filmed in 1960 on the Isle of Wight Railway. Footage of Sandown paddle steamer ferry, passenger crowd on board, train led by steam locomotive No. 32 departing Ryde station, locomotive shunts at Ryde St John's Road station, signal box, shots of train departing filmed from tracks, footage of journey onboard train filmed from carriage's window, passing Smallbrook signal box, Shanklin station, coupling locomotive No. 32 at back of train, token exchange, shots of train passing through Isle of Wight landscape, token exchange at Wroxall station, token handed back after passing tunnel at Ventnor, water plant, refilling water tank, oiling engine, coupling locomotive No. 36 to carriage, train departing through tunnel. A film made for Railway Roundabout BBC TV, by John Adams and Patrick Whitehouse. This is the original master film reel, colour, silent. Duration: 6 minutes

16mm film, original master 'A Journey from Ryde to Ventnor'

1960
British Rail Research 16mm Acetate film.

Film - Acetate - 16mm 'Fire tests on seat'

British Rail Research 16mm Acetate film.

Film - Acetate - 16mm 'Chardesden fire tests'

British Rail Research 16mm Acetate film.

Film - Acetate - 16mm 'Titles for the tests on slab…'

British Rail Research 16mm Acetate film.

Film - Acetate - 16mm 'HST Ventilator stroke tests'

British Rail Research 16mm Acetate film.

Film - Acetate - 16mm 'Fire tests'

British Rail Research 16mm Acetate film.

Film - Acetate - 16mm 'Tank fire test'

British Rail Research 16mm Acetate film.

Film - Acetate - 16mm 'Fire tests on seats'

British Rail Research 16mm Acetate film.

Film - Acetate - 16mm 'Smoke tests MKIII coach'

British Rail Research 16mm Acetate film.

Film - Acetate - 16mm 'Fire tests on seats

British Rail Research 16mm Acetate film.

Film - Acetate - 16mm 'Fire tests on seats

British Rail Research 16mm Acetate film.

Film - Acetate - 16mm 'Smoke tests on class 31 loco Donscaster/Newcastle/Doncaster'

British Rail Research 16mm Acetate film.

Film - Acetate - 16mm 'The Ignition of pre-coated metals'

British Rail Research 16mm Acetate film.

Film - Acetate - 16mm 'Fire tests on seats

British Rail Research 16mm Acetate film.

Film - Acetate - 16mm 'The Way Ahead, News and Views from Wyvern line, Blood test for locos'

British Rail Research 16mm Acetate film.

Film - Acetate - 16mm 'Flamability of plastic coach sides'

British Rail Research 16mm Acetate film.

Film - Acetate - 16mm 'Smoke tests MKIII coach'

British Rail Research 16mm Acetate film.

Film - Acetate - 16mm 'Fire test mattress'

British Rail Research 16mm Acetate film.

Film - Acetate - 16mm 'LPK Heaters Shildon'

British Rail Research 16mm Acetate film.

Film - Acetate - 16mm 'Work on overhead, Mattress fire test'

British Rail Research 16mm Acetate film.

Film - Acetate - 16mm 'Fire test mattress'